Korean War

By Nickoli C.

  • Korea is split

    Dean Rusk and Charles Bonesteel, two young officers, were assigned to decide a line to divide Korea and chose the 38th parallel.

  • North Korea Invades South Korea

    With the aproval and support of Russian leader Stalin and China's dictator Mao, North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea. Soviet weapons and later Chinese troops would help the North throghout the war.
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    Korean War

  • US aids South Korea

    Two days after North Korea invaded, President Truman ordered US troops to assist South Korea.

  • Seoul Falls

    North Korean forces secure Seoul from the South Korean government.

  • Counter-offensive

    The US and UN launched a counter-offensive amphibious landing at I Inchon and continued to push North Korean forces al the way back to the Chinese border at the Yalu River.
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    Second battle of Seoul

    Allied forces retake Seoul after the Amphibious landing the week before that began th counter offensive.

  • China enters war

    On November 26th, 1950 China launches an attack on the United Statess' and United Nation's forces and pushed the allies back to the 38th parallel.
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    Third battle of Seoul

    Chinese and North Korean forces recapture Seoul from the South Koreans.
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    Operation Ripper

    The fourth battle for Seoul liberates it yet again, starding a bloody stalemate that will last until the end of the war.
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    Stalemate

    The war developed into a stalemate which lasted until the armistance, the front line staying very close to the 38th parallel.
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    Armistance to present

    After the armistance was signed, both countries agreed to recognize the 38th parallel as the border between North and South Korea, they established a 2 mile wide de-militarization zone (DMZ) and have been at high tension ever since, After the war, North Koreans grew to hate America and North Korean propaganda continues to reference back to the war. The war was senseless and did not spread or reduce the influence of communism, but rather keep it right where it was and lead to much death and ruin.